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Is December 13th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on December 13th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?br /br /If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.br /br /b(If someone you love is celebrating another year today, why not forward this list to the birthday boy or girl? Click SHARE at the bottom of this page to email the entire article with your Happy Birthday message.)/bbr /br /December 13th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Artists/bbr /br /Phillips Brooks, British clergyman and sacred music composer (O Little Town of Bethlehem), was born on December 13, 1835.br /br /Canadian painter and author (iThe House of All Sorts/i and iKlee Wyck/i) Emily Carr was born on December 13, 1871.br /br /Clark Mills, American sculptor (iArmed Liberty /iand iFreedom/i), was born on December 13, 1810.br /br /British painter John Egerton Christmas Piper (iCheltenham Fantasia, Entrance to Fonthill /iand iStairhole/i) was born on December 13, 1903.br /br /Arturo Ripstein, Mexican film director (iFoxtrot, El Lugar Sin Limites /iand iTiempo de Morir/i), was born on December 13, 1943.br /br /Richard Darryl Zanuck, American film producer (iBack to the Future, Cocoon, Compulsion, Driving Miss Daisy, Jaws/i, iThe Sting /iand iThe Sugarland Express/i) and Academy Award winner (1989), was born on December 13, 1934. Richard Zanuck received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 1991 Academy Awards ceremony. Richard Zanuck is the son of Hollywood film producer Darryl F. Zanuck (20th Century Fox).br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Athletes/bbr /br /Phillip Gregory Hubbard, American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on December 13, 1956.br /br /Ferguson Arthur (Fergie) Jenkins, American professional baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), was born on December 13, 1943.br /br /Zoltan Magyar, Hungarian gymnast and Olympic gold medalist (1976 and 1980), was born on December 13, 1953.br /br /Archie Moore, American light-heavyweight boxing champion, was born on December 13, 1913.br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists/bbr /br /William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet and author (iCypresse Grove/i), was born on December 13, 1585.br /br /Heinrich Heine, German poet, dramatist, lyricist and author (iAlmansor,/iiAtta Troll/i, iBook of Songs,/iiDeutschland/i, iHarz Journey, Letzte Gedichte/i, iThe Lorelei/i, iNeue Gedichte/i, iDer Rabbi von Bacharach, Reisebilder/i and iRomanzero/i), was born on December 13, 1797. Heinrich Heine wrote lyrics for Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert and other famous classical music composers.br /br /Kenneth (Ross MacDonald) Millar, American mystery author (iThe Chill, The Galton Case, The Good-bye Look, The Lonely Silver Rain /iand iThe Zebra-Striped Hearse/i), was born on December 13, 1915. Ross MacDonald was married to Canadian mystery writer Margaret Millar.br /br /American poet and author Kenneth Patchen (iAflame and Afun of Walking Faces, Before the Brave, Cloth of the Tempest, First Will and Testament, Hallelujah Anyway, Outlaw of the Lowest Planet, Patchen#039;s Lost Plays, Poems of Humor and Protest, Red Wine and Yellow Hair, Sleepers Awake, Still Another Pelican in the Breadbox /iand iThe Walking-Away World/i) was born on December 13, 1911.br /br /Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar, was born on December 13, 1863.br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders/bbr /br /Ernst Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer, electrical engineer, manufacturer (Siemens and Halske), inventor and author (iInventor and Entrepreneur/i and iScientific and Technical Papers/i), was born on December 13, 1816. In German, Siemens constructed the first electric train and laid the first telegraph line. His brother was inventor Sir William Siemens.br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Performers/bbr /br /John Anderson, American country singer (Black Sheep, I#039;ve Got a Feelin#039; Somebody#039;s Been Stealin#039;, Money in the Bank, Straight Tequila Night, Swingin#039; and Wild amp; Blue) and actor (iLone Wolf McQuade/i), was born on December 13, 1954.br /br /American rock guitarist and singer Jeff (Skunk) Baxter (The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan) was born on December 13, 1948.br /br /Eric (Jamie Foxx) Bishop, comedian, actor (iAny Given Sunday, Booty Call, Collateral, Dreamgirls, Miami Vice, The Player#039;s Club /iand iRay/i), television personality (iIn Living Color /iand iThe Jamie Foxx Show/i) and Academy Award winner (2004), was born on December 13, 1967.br /br /American actor Clark Brandon (iFast Food/i) was born on December 13, 1958.br /br /Steve Buscemi, American actor (iAirheads/i, iArmageddon/i, iBarton Fink/i, iBig Fish/i, iThe Big Lebowski, Con Air/i, iDesperado/i, iEscape from L.A./i, iFargo/i, iFranky Goes to Hollywood/i, iGhost World/i, iThe Hudsucker Proxy/i, iThe Island/i, iLonesome Dove/i, iMiller#039;s Crossing/i, iParting Glances/i, iPulp Fiction/i, iReservoir Dogs, Romance amp; Cigarettes/i, iThe Sopranos,/iiTales from the Darkside: The Movie/i and iTrees Lounge/i) and voice-over artist (iCharlotte#039;s Web,/iiFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within/i, br /br /Monster House andi Monsters Inc./i), was born on December 13, 1957.br /br /Christie Clark, American actress (iDays of Our Lives/i), was born on December 13, 1973.br /br /German actress Edith Clever (iL#039;Adolescente/i andi Parsifal/i) was born on December 13, 1940.br /br /Polish classical concert pianist Halina Czerny-Stefanska was born on December 13, 1922.br /br /John Davidson, American singer, actor and television personality (iHollywood Squares /iandi That#039;s Incredible/i), was born on December 13, 1941.br /br /American Ramp;B drummer and singer Morris E. Day (Champagne, Grand Central and The Time) was born on December 13, 1957.br /br /Thomas Matthew (Tom) Delonge, Jr., American rock guitarist and singer (Angels amp; Airwaves, Blink-182 and Box Car Racer), was born on December 13, 1975.br /br /American pop-rock guitarist and singer Steve Forbert (Romeo#039;s Tune,) was born on December 13, 1954.br /br /Norman Foster, American actor (iSkyscraper Souls/i), was born on December 13, 1900.br /br /American actress Kathy Garver (iFamily Affair/i) was born on December 13, 1948.br /br /Ron Getman, American country music guitarist, mandolin player and singer (The Tractors), was born on December 13, 1948.br /br /American actor Steve Harmon (iMister Roberts/i) was born on December 13, 1940.br /br /George (Tiger) Haynes, American guitarist and actor (iGuv#039;nor /iand iThe Land Without Music/i), was born on December 13, 1914.br /br /American actor (iThe Great Adventure,/iiJohnny Eager/i andi Madame Bovary/i) and Academy Award winner (1942) Emmet Evan (Van) Heflin was born on December 13, 1910.br /br /Anouska Hempel, New Zealand actress (iTiffany Jones/i) was born on December 13, 1941.br /br /Chelsea Hertford, American actress (iMajor Dad/i), was born on December 13, 1981.br /br /American actress Lynn-Holly Johnson (iIce Castles/i) was born on December 13, 1958.br /br /Curt Jurgens, German actor (iThe Enemy Below, /iiAnd God Created Woman/i, iThe Longest Day/i andi The Spy Who Loved Me/i), was born on December 13, 1893.br /br /Samuel (Larry Parks) Klausman, American actor (iJolson Sings Again/i and iThe Jolson Story/i), was born on December 13, 1914.br /br /American rock singer Amy Lee (Evanescence) was born on December 13, 1981.br /br /James Kyson Lee, Korean- American actor (iBig Dreams Little Tokyo/i and iHeroes/i), was born on December 13, 1975.br /br /Robert Lindsay, British actor (iBert Rigby You#039;re a Fool, Ghengis Cohn/i, iKing Lear, /iiMe and My Girl/i and iStrike it Rich/i), was born on December 13, 1951.br /br /American actress Wendie Malick (iBaywatch, Father of the Pride, Frasier,/iiJake in Progress, Just Shoot Me, Kate amp; Allie, Racing Stripes/i and iTake My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story)/i was born on December 13, 1950.br /br /American rock singer Tom Verlaine Miller (Television) was born on December 13, 1949.br /br /Carlos Montoya, Spanish-American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966), was born on December 13, 1903.br /br /Heather North, American actress (iThe Barefoot Executive/i), was born on December 13, 1950.br /br /Ted Nugent, American rock guitarist (Amboy Dukes and Damn Yankees) and singer (Cat Scratch Fever), was born on December 13, 1948. Ted Nugent has been known by several nicknames, including Motor City Madman, The Nuge and Terrible Ted.br /br /British rock guitarist Davey O#039;List (The Attack, Jet, Jethro Tull, The Nice and Roxy Music ) was born on December 13, 1950.br /br /Christopher Plummer Orme, Canadian actor (iA Doll#039;s House, /iiMadeline,/iiThe Moneychangers/i andi The Sound of Music/i), was born on December 13, 1929.br /br /American country music singer Randy Owen (Alabama) was born on December 13, 1949.br /br /Genevieve Bronjean Page, French actress (iBelle de Jour, Beyond Therapy, The Day and the Hour, Fanfan la Tulipe, Foreign Intrigue, Mayerling, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes /iand iSong Without End/i), was born on December 13, 1930.br /br /Ecuadorian actor Albert Paulsen (iDoctors#039; Hospital/i) was born on December 13, 1929.br /br /American actor Robert Prosky (iChristine, Hill St. Blues /iandi Mrs. Doubtfire/i), was born on December 13, 1930.br /br /Ann Richards, American actress (iDon#039;t Call Me Girlie, Random Harvest/i, iSorry Wrong Number/i and iThree Hearts for Julia/i), was born on December 13, 1917.br /br /Lillian Roth Rutstein. American singer and actress (iAnimal Crackers/i), was born on December 13, 1910.br /br /Mexican mariachi musician Miguel Angel Martinez Soto was born on December 13, 1971.br /br /American actor Mark Stevens (iBig Town /iandi Martin Kane/i) was born on December 13, 1915.br /br /Dave Street, American singer (iBroadway Open House/i) was born on December 13, 1917.br /br /Dana Strum, American rock bassist (Slaughter), was born on December 13, 1958.br /br /American country guitarist and singer Taylor Alison Swift (Change, Love Story, Our Song, Picture to Burn, Should#039;ve Said No, Teardrops on My Guitar and Tim McGraw) was born on December 13, 1989.br /br /American actor Donald (Don) Taylor (Father#039;s Little Dividend), was born on December 13, 1920.br /br /Dale Thompson, American Christian heavy metal singer and songwriter (Bride and Matrix), was born on December 13, 1963. Dale Thompson is brother to musician Troy Thompson.br /br /Jenn Thompson, American actress (iHarper Valley PTA/i) was born on December 13, 1967.br /br /American Christian-Latin singer Ana Lily Valdez (Motivo) was born on December 13, 19–.br /br /Richard Wayne (Dick) Van Dyke, American comedian, singer, dancer, actor (iBilly Bright, Bye Bye Birdie/i, iChitty Chitty Bang Bang/i, iThe Comic/i, iDiagnosis Murder, Dick Tracy/i, iFitzwilly/i, iMary Poppins/i, iThe Morning After/i and iNight at the Museum/i) and television personality (iCBS Library, The Dick Van Dyke Show /iandi Van Dyke and Company/i), was born on December 13, 1925. Dick Van Dyke#039;s brother is actor Jerry Van Dyke.br /br /American actor John (Johnny) Whitaker (iThe Biscuit Eater, Family Affair, Mulligan#039;s Stew/i and iSnowball Express/i) was born on December 13, 1959.br /br /Buck White, American country singer (The Whites), was born on December 13, 1930. Buck White is father to country music guitarist Cheryl White and bassist Sharon White.br /br /Karen Witter, American actress (iOne Life to Live/i), was born on December 13, 1962.br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous Scientists/bbr /br /Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus, German physician, natural philosopher and electro-magnetic physicist, was born on December 13, 1724.br /br /Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist and author (iDie Antike Kunst/i), was born on December 13, 1874.br /br /German chemist Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner (iDobereiner#039;s Lamp /iandi Dobereiner#039;s Triads/i) was born on December 13, 1708.br /br /Sir William Hamilton, British archeologist and diplomat, was born on December 13, 1730.br /br /bDecember 13th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders/bbr /br /Henry IV, King of France, was born on December 13, 1553.br /br /Mary Todd Lincoln, American First Lady (to 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln), was born on December 13, 1818.br /br /Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian President, was born on December 13, 1920.br /br /Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden, was born on December 13, 1533.br /br /Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa, was born on December 13, 1915.br /br /bDo you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on December 13th?/bbr /br /If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on December 13th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!br /br /bHappy Birthday, December 13th. /bbr /br /bOther Notable Birthdates:/bbr /br /Click here to check other calendar dates for notable birthdates.br /br /bSources:/bbr /br /http://440.com/twtd/today.htmlbr /br /http://christianmusic.about.com/library/bl_bdjul.htmbr /br /http://halife.com/daily/triviabr /br /http://halife.com/religionbr /br /http://thinkexist.com/birthdaybr /br /http://www.arts.ufl.edu/ART/rt_room/artist_birthdays/july.htmlbr /br /http://www.born-today.com/bt.htmbr /br /http://www.brainyhistory.com/daysbirthbr /br /http://www.celebrity-link.combr /br /http://www.famousbirthdays.netbr /br /http://www.historyorb.com/today/tomorrowsbirthdays.phpbr /br /http://www.holidayinsights.com/bdaybr /br /http://www.infoplease.com/birthdaybr /br /http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/kids/artists.htmbr /br /http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisdaybr /br /http://www.thelizlibrary.org/collections/woa/woa.htmlbr /br /http://www.toonopedia.com/today.htmbr /br /http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/bookbr /br /http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Day_files/Now.html

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